"The Road to Ruin" is the Bacon's Rebellion blog dedicated to transportation and land use issues in Virginia.

Monday, February 13, 2006

The Rebellion Has Arrived

The Feb. 13, 2006, edition of Bacon's Rebellion has been published. You can read it here.

Columns related to transportation and land use include:

BreakthroughNewspapers treated the House transportation plan as a routine story about spending and taxes. It was so much more: House leaders are shifting the debate to land use and privatization.by James A. Bacon

Another Legislative Impasse?The usual suspects are pushing hard for another tax increase this year, but their position is weaker than it was two years ago.by Patrick McSweeneyThinking Outside the BoxHouse Republicans have released their transportation package. Unlike competing proposals, this plan would not raise taxes at a time of unprecedented budget surpluses.by Philip Rodokanakis

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